Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Du, No. 05-1288 (10th Cir.) (467 F.3d 1168) (February 22, 2007) (Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich) by In U.S. v. Souser, 405 F.3d 1162 (10th Cir. May 4, 2005) (P&J, 04/18/05), the Tenth Circuit held that an “employment verification policy” for federal probationers established by the Colorado probation office …

U.S. v. Souser, No. 04-1101 (10th Cir.) (405 F.3d 1162) (May 4, 2005) (Judge Deanell R. Tacha) by The defendant in this case pled guilty to one count of making a false statement to the Government, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001, arising out of her receipt of Federal …

U.S. v. Britt, No. 02-10306 (9th Cir.) (332 F.3d 1229) (June 19, 2003) (Judge A. Wallace Tashima) by The defendant, a credit counselor in the credit repair business, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Among the nine special conditions of supervised release recommended by the probation department were two …

U.S. v. Cooper, No. 98-1262 (8th Cir.) (171 F.3d 582) (May 15, 1999) (Judge James B. Loken) by Here the Court reversed a special condition of probation that prohibited a felon from accepting a job if it involved his absence from his district for more than 24 hours, emphasizing that …

U.S. v. Coenen, No. 97-30101 (5th Cir.) (135 F.3d 938) (February 18, 1998) (Judge Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale) by This case presents a dramatically graphic illustration of some of the by-products of the prevailing "Scarlet Letter" mentality that is beginning to take hold in America as we begin to accelerate our …

U.S. v. Doe, No. 95-1470, No. 992 (2nd Cir.) (79 F.3d 1309) (March 22, 1996) (Judge Amalya Lyle Kearse) by This is a very important case (that was first noted in the April 15, 1996 issue of Punch and Jurists) about the powers of the court and the Probation Officers …